Objectives It is particularly important to measure trends in physical activity to identify specific
contexts where physical activity may have declined and can be targeted for intervention. The …

Background Paediatric recommendations to limit children's and adolescents' screen based
media use (SBMU) to less than two hours per day appear to have gone unheeded. Given …

Previous research suggests that dog owners are slightly more physically active than those
without dogs, but have only studied one household member, and it is unclear whether time …

Purpose. To examine the role of pet play and dog walking in children's and adolescents'
leisure time, and the relationship between these activities and physical activity. Design. The …

Issue addressed: To examine the prevalence and socio-demographic distribution of
adherence to national dietary and physical activity recommendations among Australian …

Children's dietary exposure to metals has received limited attention in Australia. This study
undertook a market basket survey and analysed 253 food and beverages for metals. These …

ObjectiveTo examine demographic and behavioural correlates of unhealthy snack-food
consumption among Australian secondary-school students and the association between …

With not much to do in their neighborhood, youth may spend more time in the home
engaged in screen-based activities. Screen time data from 2,790 youth in the Western …

Objectives: To examine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Australian secondary
school students and identify factors associated with excess adiposity. Design, setting and …

Background Little is known about overweight adolescent dietary consumption patterns, with
challenges to collecting meaningful data making it difficult to develop targeted obesity …